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During the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against the Japanese Aggressions， doctor Kotnis of the Aid-China Indian Medical Mission worked mainly in areas of Tangxian County and Gegong Village where he sacrificed his life， in Hebei Province. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression， 14 members of the doctor’s family in India were invited to China to attend the commemoration activities， and from September 4 to 5 they went to Tangxian County and Gegong Village to give free treatment. Of the relatives invited seven are doctors: Manorama S. Kotnis， the third younger sister of Kotnis is a nutriology expert and former official of the Nutrition Division of Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations; Vatsala S. Kotnis， the fifth younger sister who used to work in a hospital in the U. S. Later she returned home and then came to China to learn acupuncture to commemorate her brother and promote the Sino-India friendship. Now she is running a private clinic in the countryside of Mumbai to provide free medical care for the poor; Doctor Kotnis’ widow， Guo Qinglan who was a nurse of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 1936， went to teach at the Gegong Village Medical School of Tangxian County in the liberated area; Nidish D. Kerkar， grandson of the first younger sister of Doctor Kotnis， is a cardiologist whose wife， Dipa N. Kerkar， is a gynaecologist; the granddaughter of the first younger sister of Doctor Kotnis， Namita Prabhu， is a surgeon， and her husband， Mahesh Prabhu is a plastic surgeon. All of them came to provide free medical service. Besides these 7 doctors mentioned， the Kotnis Medical Team also invited 16 chief and deputy chief doctors from Beijing.

The team gave treatment in two courtyards when they were in Gegong Village， while in Tangxian County the medical service were given under a row of sunshades and some rooms in a square. The doctors also treated the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War， family dependants of the martyrs of the war and some old people who had difficulties in movement at their homes in the nearby area.

The doctors， both from the family of Doctor Kotnis or from Beijing， treated over 600 patients， and provided consulting service about medical care. They all worked conscientiously. Regardless of fatigue caused by travel， the doctors took no rest but， like Doctor Kotnis， worked against time. People were greatly impressed by their selfless spirit.